diff --git a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
index e48ea1d..ad64261 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
@@ -313,11 +313,13 @@
 that it supports autosuspend by setting the .supports_autosuspend flag
 in its usb_driver structure.  It is then responsible for informing the
 USB core whenever one of its interfaces becomes busy or idle.  The
-driver does so by calling these three functions:
+driver does so by calling these five functions:
 
 	int  usb_autopm_get_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
 	void usb_autopm_put_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
 	int  usb_autopm_set_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
+	int  usb_autopm_get_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf);
+	void usb_autopm_put_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf);
 
 The functions work by maintaining a counter in the usb_interface
 structure.  When intf->pm_usage_count is > 0 then the interface is
@@ -330,10 +332,12 @@
 This field is used only by the USB core.)
 
 The driver owns intf->pm_usage_count; it can modify the value however
-and whenever it likes.  A nice aspect of the usb_autopm_* routines is
-that the changes they make are protected by the usb_device structure's
-PM mutex (udev->pm_mutex); however drivers may change pm_usage_count
-without holding the mutex.
+and whenever it likes.  A nice aspect of the non-async usb_autopm_*
+routines is that the changes they make are protected by the usb_device
+structure's PM mutex (udev->pm_mutex); however drivers may change
+pm_usage_count without holding the mutex.  Drivers using the async
+routines are responsible for their own synchronization and mutual
+exclusion.
 
 	usb_autopm_get_interface() increments pm_usage_count and
 	attempts an autoresume if the new value is > 0 and the
@@ -348,6 +352,14 @@
 	is suspended, and it attempts an autosuspend if the value is
 	<= 0 and the device isn't suspended.
 
+	usb_autopm_get_interface_async() and
+	usb_autopm_put_interface_async() do almost the same things as
+	their non-async counterparts.  The differences are: they do
+	not acquire the PM mutex, and they use a workqueue to do their
+	jobs.  As a result they can be called in an atomic context,
+	such as an URB's completion handler, but when they return the
+	device will not generally not yet be in the desired state.
+
 There also are a couple of utility routines drivers can use:
 
 	usb_autopm_enable() sets pm_usage_cnt to 0 and then calls
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 8c08130..23b3c7e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,19 @@
 	usb_autopm_do_device(udev, 0);
 }
 
+/* usb_autoresume_work - callback routine to autoresume a USB device */
+void usb_autoresume_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct usb_device *udev =
+		container_of(work, struct usb_device, autoresume);
+
+	/* Wake it up, let the drivers do their thing, and then put it
+	 * back to sleep.
+	 */
+	if (usb_autopm_do_device(udev, 1) == 0)
+		usb_autopm_do_device(udev, -1);
+}
+
 /**
  * usb_autosuspend_device - delayed autosuspend of a USB device and its interfaces
  * @udev: the usb_device to autosuspend
@@ -1492,6 +1505,45 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_autopm_put_interface);
 
 /**
+ * usb_autopm_put_interface_async - decrement a USB interface's PM-usage counter
+ * @intf: the usb_interface whose counter should be decremented
+ *
+ * This routine does essentially the same thing as
+ * usb_autopm_put_interface(): it decrements @intf's usage counter and
+ * queues a delayed autosuspend request if the counter is <= 0.  The
+ * difference is that it does not acquire the device's pm_mutex;
+ * callers must handle all synchronization issues themselves.
+ *
+ * Typically a driver would call this routine during an URB's completion
+ * handler, if no more URBs were pending.
+ *
+ * This routine can run in atomic context.
+ */
+void usb_autopm_put_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+	struct usb_device	*udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
+	int			status = 0;
+
+	if (intf->condition == USB_INTERFACE_UNBOUND) {
+		status = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		udev->last_busy = jiffies;
+		--intf->pm_usage_cnt;
+		if (udev->autosuspend_disabled || udev->autosuspend_delay < 0)
+			status = -EPERM;
+		else if (intf->pm_usage_cnt <= 0 &&
+				!timer_pending(&udev->autosuspend.timer)) {
+			queue_delayed_work(ksuspend_usb_wq, &udev->autosuspend,
+					round_jiffies_relative(
+						udev->autosuspend_delay));
+		}
+	}
+	dev_vdbg(&intf->dev, "%s: status %d cnt %d\n",
+			__func__, status, intf->pm_usage_cnt);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_autopm_put_interface_async);
+
+/**
  * usb_autopm_get_interface - increment a USB interface's PM-usage counter
  * @intf: the usb_interface whose counter should be incremented
  *
@@ -1537,6 +1589,37 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_autopm_get_interface);
 
 /**
+ * usb_autopm_get_interface_async - increment a USB interface's PM-usage counter
+ * @intf: the usb_interface whose counter should be incremented
+ *
+ * This routine does much the same thing as
+ * usb_autopm_get_interface(): it increments @intf's usage counter and
+ * queues an autoresume request if the result is > 0.  The differences
+ * are that it does not acquire the device's pm_mutex (callers must
+ * handle all synchronization issues themselves), and it does not
+ * autoresume the device directly (it only queues a request).  After a
+ * successful call, the device will generally not yet be resumed.
+ *
+ * This routine can run in atomic context.
+ */
+int usb_autopm_get_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+	struct usb_device	*udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
+	int			status = 0;
+
+	if (intf->condition == USB_INTERFACE_UNBOUND)
+		status = -ENODEV;
+	else if (udev->autoresume_disabled)
+		status = -EPERM;
+	else if (++intf->pm_usage_cnt > 0 && udev->state == USB_STATE_SUSPENDED)
+		queue_work(ksuspend_usb_wq, &udev->autoresume);
+	dev_vdbg(&intf->dev, "%s: status %d cnt %d\n",
+			__func__, status, intf->pm_usage_cnt);
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_autopm_get_interface_async);
+
+/**
  * usb_autopm_set_interface - set a USB interface's autosuspend state
  * @intf: the usb_interface whose state should be set
  *
@@ -1563,6 +1646,9 @@
 void usb_autosuspend_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {}
 
+void usb_autoresume_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND */
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index b19cbfc..95fb310 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1374,8 +1374,9 @@
 		usb_autosuspend_device(udev->parent);
 	usb_pm_unlock(udev);
 
-	/* Stop any autosuspend requests already submitted */
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&udev->autosuspend);
+	/* Stop any autosuspend or autoresume requests already submitted */
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&udev->autosuspend);
+	cancel_work_sync(&udev->autoresume);
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 400fa4c..44f2fc7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	mutex_init(&dev->pm_mutex);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->autosuspend, usb_autosuspend_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&dev->autoresume, usb_autoresume_work);
 	dev->autosuspend_delay = usb_autosuspend_delay * HZ;
 	dev->connect_time = jiffies;
 	dev->active_duration = -jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index 9a1a45a..b60ebb4d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 extern int usb_resume(struct device *dev);
 
 extern void usb_autosuspend_work(struct work_struct *work);
+extern void usb_autoresume_work(struct work_struct *work);
 extern int usb_port_suspend(struct usb_device *dev);
 extern int usb_port_resume(struct usb_device *dev);
 extern int usb_external_suspend_device(struct usb_device *udev,
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index f72aa51..859a88e 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@
  * @urbnum: number of URBs submitted for the whole device
  * @active_duration: total time device is not suspended
  * @autosuspend: for delayed autosuspends
+ * @autoresume: for autoresumes requested while in_interrupt
  * @pm_mutex: protects PM operations
  * @last_busy: time of last use
  * @autosuspend_delay: in jiffies
@@ -476,6 +477,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	struct delayed_work autosuspend;
+	struct work_struct autoresume;
 	struct mutex pm_mutex;
 
 	unsigned long last_busy;
@@ -513,6 +515,8 @@
 extern int usb_autopm_set_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
 extern int usb_autopm_get_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
 extern void usb_autopm_put_interface(struct usb_interface *intf);
+extern int usb_autopm_get_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf);
+extern void usb_autopm_put_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf);
 
 static inline void usb_autopm_enable(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
@@ -539,8 +543,13 @@
 static inline int usb_autopm_get_interface(struct usb_interface *intf)
 { return 0; }
 
+static inline int usb_autopm_get_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf)
+{ return 0; }
+
 static inline void usb_autopm_put_interface(struct usb_interface *intf)
 { }
+static inline void usb_autopm_put_interface_async(struct usb_interface *intf)
+{ }
 static inline void usb_autopm_enable(struct usb_interface *intf)
 { }
 static inline void usb_autopm_disable(struct usb_interface *intf)